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THE HIPPIE LIEUTENANT

THE HIPPIE LIEUTENANT

One soldier’s unsparing vision of life and combat in the Vietnam War

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US troops of the 23rd (Americal) Infantry Division ford a river about 11 miles west of Chu Lai in South Vietnam in August 1971. / Photo via Getty Images.

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